Answer;
Without the keystone species, the rocky inter-tidal ecosystem would be dramatically different or cease to exist altogether
Explanation;
Keystone species have low functional redundancy. This means that if the species were to disappear from the ecosystem, no other species would be able to fill its ecological niche.
For instance; the starfish Pisaster ochraceus is a keystone species in the rocky marine inter-tidal communities off the northwest coast of North America. It feeds on the mussel Mytilus californianus and is responsible for maintaining much of the local diversity of species within certain communities.
Genetic fingerprinting – the analysis of DNA in order to identify the individual from which the DNA was taken to establish the genetic relatedness of individuals. It is now commonly used in forensic science (for example to identify someone from a blood sample) and to determine whether individuals of endangered species in captivity have been bred or captured from the wild.
<span>•DNA sequencing – the determination of the precise sequence of nucleotides in a sample of DNA or even a whole genome e.g. the Human Genome Project. </span>
<span>The process of electrophoresis: </span>
<span>DNA is chopped, close to the VNTR regions, into fragments using restriction enzymes. The DNA fragments are placed on the agarose gel and a direct current is applied continuously to the gel. The DNA fragments are attracted to the anode. The shorter the fragment, the faster it moves. </span>
<span>The fragments are transferred onto an absorbent paper placed on top of the gel. The paper is heated to separate the 2 strands in each DNA molecule. Complementary probes which have a radioactive phosphorus isotope are and this pair up with the DNA strands. The paper is placed on an X-ray film and the film goes dark due to radiation emitted by the probes. Now we end up with a pattern of dark stripes on the film matching the positions reached by the fragments in the agarose gel.</span>
The correct option is human population, D. Excessive nutrients in the Chesapeake Bay is as a result of nutrients run off in urban areas where fertilizers are used for one purpose or the other. For instance, using fertilizers for lawns. All of these nutrients find their way into the Chesapeake Bay when rain fall and cause dense growth of algae. The process is called eutrophication.
